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Ok wickes is properly the one I'd go for and I am a self builder not quite professional but you never know one day lol

So do you Do you think it would work at other trade places

Lol

lol I thought of that weren't sure if that would work and if they needed to see company tax stuff

I heard that before about Quinn but in regards to wickes, I wish I could register as trade but not got a company unless there's a way round it cheers

Hi there does anyone know where I can bags of cement cheaper than £4.25 a bag any ideas would be great. thanks Adam

So ballast is pretty much always best thanks

Hi there could someone please tell me what is the Difference between all in ballast and sharp sand and 20mm gravel in a cement mix, as ballast is a lot cheaper thanks Adam

Thanks

by the sound of it a good coating of sbr is a definate and i think its a toss up between grano chippings which i can get from travis perkins fairly cheap or the ballast mix my next question is whats better at about 10mm (the only reason why i have to have it so thin is because of the door) thanks gain for all your ideas would never of thought of half of them

thanks everyone

whats grano chippings and do you mix it with just water. thanks

thanks again all might re think the ready mix metherd and see if i can et a truck in, i was going to do it in bays of about 2m wide but i get where your coming from. i hercan get some form of pump on the truck which basicly has a 45m hose on it is this true if so i might b able to do that. cheers again

ok thanks for your replies i know i need the mesh forgot to mention that and i would go with ready mixed but i cant get a truck in where i am. just checking how do you calculate the cement to ballast i got told 1 ton of ballast and x by 5 to get the cement thanks again

hi there I am planning to do my own driveway it is quite large about 10.5m x 8m, im going to mix the concrete myself with some help from family, iv been told i need a mix of 1 cement to 5 part ballast but from ive read online would a paving mix of 1 cement to 3.5 parts ballast be better, i plan to do 50mm type 1 and then 150mm concrete. just checking before i buy the materials whats best. cheers adam

thank you very much for replying I did think it might of been a bit thin myself, self leveling is the way to go then il do that. grinding would take an age plus there are a few dipples in the floor lol. thanks again

thats brill thanks i do have a topic on the flooring form if you could help thanks

Heres a pic of the floor

Hi there just done the introduction on the other form, I'm not quite sure, if I get a pic would that help? Thanks for for the quick reply

Hi there my name is Adam and I'm a enthusiastic diyer, I do a lot of woodwork and I am planning my biggest project yet which is a concrete driveway plus some smaller things in between. if anyone could help with anything it would be much appreciated thanks adam

hi thereWondered if anyone could give me some advice, I have a rough concrete floor in my outhouse and i was going to use self leveling compound but for a area of 11.5m2 its not worth the money,I was going to use a sharp sand and cement mix (ratio not sure) as this would work out cheaper but i only need it for a depth of less than half an inch. would this be possible or is self leveling compound better.I know what im doing its just not 100% confident in what to use (if you know what i mean)thanks adam